Our office sponsors an elder care center. We're supposed to donate stocking stuffers. I read that flashlights are highly valued gifts. The tricky part is that there are 60 beds, and we have to give 60 identical stockings. I know there are a lot of really cheap LED flashlights out there, but I'm wondering if you cavers know of any that aren't crap and preferably run on AA or AAA batteries which would be easy for the recipients to replace.

I bought one of those "tactical super bright military grade" flashlights they sell on informercials and its actually pretty good! It runs on 3 AAA batteries And is super bright. It says 3000 lumens but I doubt its THAT bright. https://www.amazon.com/Didakay-Tactical ... flashlight

Steve_S wrote:I bought one of those "tactical super bright military grade" flashlights they sell on informercials and its actually pretty good! It runs on 3 AAA batteries And is super bright. It says 3000 lumens but I doubt its THAT bright. https://www.amazon.com/Didakay-Tactical ... flashlight

That's a bit pricey for buying 60 of them! I found these, though, and they get good ratings on Amazon:

Personally I'm not a fan of zooming head LED lights, but a 5 pack for $17 isn't bad. $3.40 each. Ultrafire is a somewhat known brand, and this is probably the cheapest light they have. 300 lumens (so they say) with high, low and strobe settings. Water resistant. Hundreds of reviews, average 4 stars. Can use rechargeable 14500 or 1 x AA battery. Not bad for a stocking stuffer.

Personally I'm not a fan of zooming head LED lights, but a 5 pack for $17 isn't bad. $3.40 each. Ultrafire is a somewhat known brand, and this is probably the cheapest light they have. 300 lumens (so they say) with high, low and strobe settings. Water resistant. Hundreds of reviews, average 4 stars. Can use rechargeable 14500 or 1 x AA battery. Not bad for a stocking stuffer.

Thanks, NZ. That is a decent price. but still, 60 of them = $204. I ordered the ones I linked to in an earlier message after clearing it with the elder care center. The number didn't round out to 60, so I think I get 4 spare to keep. I'll try and give review for day to day use (if I every have a use for one--all may neighbors are amazed when we meet at the community mailboxes and I have a headlight on, on the way home from work).

FWIW, NZ, I am familiar with UltraFire as a battery company. I think they might be the batteries that died soon after I bought them.